Adults with congenital heart disease: Patients' knowledge and concerns about inheritance

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1661-1667

  van Engelen, Klaartje ^a,b   Baars, Marieke J H ^a   van Rongen, Lotte T ^a   van der Velde, Enno T ^c   Mulder, Barbara J M ^a,b   Smets, Ellen M A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital; Counseling; Heart defects; Inheritance; Knowledge; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEREDITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959525717     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.34068     Document Type: Article

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